Above is a photo taken in the Führerbunker when Adolf Hitler (Führer und Oberster Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht) congratulating Generalmajor Theodor Tolsdorff (Kommandeur 340. Volksgrenadier-Division) on being awarded the 25th Brillanten zum Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, while in the background is Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel (Chef Oberkommando der Wehrmacht) with his eyes closed. Tolsdorff himself formally received the coveted medal on 18 March 1945 (and usually this is only a notification sent by telegram). Of course Tolsdorff had to return home from the front and go to the bunker, which means that this photo of Tolsdorff in the bunker was taken AFTER March 18th! Could this picture was also taken after March 20, the date of the famous Hitlerjugend award ceremony which is also the date officially considered to be the last time Hitler was photographed? Amazingly, Tolsdorff's appointment as Commander of the LXXXII Armeekorps in the Balkans - as well as his promotion to Generalleutnant - took place on 1 April 1945. Does this mean that this is the same date when he met Hitler in the Berlin bunker?
Source :
http://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.com/2014/08/foto-adolf-hitler-di-tahun-1945.html
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